I'm glad you made this video. One time, in paint camp I accidentally washed AFTER layering and the whole camp exploded, killing everyone in a 2 mile radius. Luckily I was using my trusty GW water pot and was able to use it to shield myself from the blast. I survived, but I learned a valuable lesson.
@@Nerobyrne i dont understand how they had like 6 months to a year of being a good company a while back and it was working and everyone was happy about "new gamesworshop" and then they just reverted to type for no reason lol
This video was a great blend of actual tips and parody! And to top it all off, this video, despite the many dedicated tutorials, finally got me to understand wet blending.
100% agree! I feel like I might actually be able to pull it off now - For sure gonna try at least :) Thank you NinJon! You are the greatest GW-reject ever :D
This may be your best video yet, had me rolling when you said "I even went so far as to transfer these to a different brand". Thanks for the amazing content you continue to put out.
This video is hilarious. You nailed it. I felt this way so many times when I've watched 'certain' videos by 'certain' companies which may not always be entirely honest in their production/ editing. Ha ha. Great stuff Jon
yes, but company duty is to bring product and promote it, a gamesworkshop is a shop, not a museum of figurine...same goes for many thing, and we surely wont have paint, figurine or this discussion if company didnt previously bring us some product, they are in their role, and its people/player role to reappropriate a product and eventually a culture around it.
@@eriklerougeuh5772 "hur dur, but company needs money!" Sure, people need to eat too, but doing anything to get food including theft has left many imprisoned and executed folk throughout history.
You make wet blending look so easy, I love the fact that it's just a quick pass that doesn't have to be perfect. Makes it less scary for people to add to their toolkit!
Your wet bleeding is fucking hard. Your technique needs understanding of cold. Like your reikland use in this video. All explained with a casualness which did not explain the color at all. All we learn about is shade's. And not even natural shade or shadows.
This kind of work does not give yourself a lot of contrast. I think ninjon hates normal stuff. Do you and don't get dumbfolded You can do a lot with different paints! But Ninjon does not exprain WHY he does anything. Same as Luetin. They are great guys and have a lot of knowledge, but sources keep missing.
I can't stand wet blending. I'm terrified the first paint will dry up and I'll be ripping it up and creating texture all over the area I'm painting. I guess that means I need to practice more and see if I'm worried over nothing.
This video made me chuckle a lot. To answer the question you asked though, the curseling is the demon on the body. The original old world lore for him is that he was a disabled crippled grotesque twin brother who had basically no physical ability whatsoever or any magical powers while his brother became a hard as nails chad chaos champion who used to beat his brother up for being weak. The curseling prayed to tzeench every night to swap them, and make his brother the slave instead of him, and Tzeench basically did tbe genie thing of taking him 100% literally and fused their bodies together, and let Vilitch control both of them. The human part of Vilitch is now a mindless drooling corpse he puppets about, and Tzeench gave him some sick magic skills while he was on fucking up his entire life.
@@quejebo Duncan Rhoads was the face of warhammer painting tutorials for Games workshop. Duncan walked away from the company and started his own youtube channel, but Games Workshop doesn't acknowledge that Duncan himself was the driving force to why those videos worked in the first place. the meme two thin coats was made popular by Duncan whilst he worked for the company.
Here's my Wet-blending tip: as soon as you're done with the 2nd color, clean your brush and come back with a damp clean brush and blend that intersection using that clean damp brush.
@@brenttterry8259 I always follow the flow of the shape. If it's an arm go shoulder to hand, a cape let the colors bend from the top to the bottom, following the moment of the sculpt.
I've never seen someone actually show the process of wet blending like that, I know it's stupid I never quite got it cause how easy it is but I do really appreciate that you spent the extra 10 seconds to show it!
Ive been painting for almost 10 years now and still learned a thing or two from this. Never knew to paint away from recesses or dabbing the brush when edge highlighting for better control. I too in the last few years totally did not purchase an airbrush and absolutely preffer using a rattle can that has less control and maybe base coats fourty models before running out on a good day.
"Away painting" specifically was always hounded in the metal days because it would easily paint over a detail or gather at the edges and fill. That assumes the mini wasn't textured oddly or had any molding flaws like micro pits. I just got back in after taking a break for about your time in the hobby. I love that it never stops growing and evolving and we never stop gaining skills and ideas.
It's also great how rattle cans have those volatile gases and should never be used inside unless you have strong ventilation. It's super convenient having to time your priming days to good weather forecasts. I love having to decide what I'll want to work on ahead of time because I had to prime it last week (when it wasn't raining or humid)
@@ChilliCheezus ahh yes, I have fond memories of dealing with cross winds that never go away on the balcony of an apartment I used to live in. And if you don't have a balcony or a garden? Just go into the ally and hang out with the crack heads while the paint dries enough to not fill the apartment with its delightful aroma
The Matt Damon of minis painting has finally gotten me to paint my backlog, and after just watching your videos, I see a huge difference in my work. Your channel is really awesome, it’s entertaining but super informative. It’s much less exhausting than watching a painting tutorial. Keep up the great content!
Holy crap, the small detail about touching the brush to a paper towel before highlight is a game changer. NO ONE HAS EVER MENTIONED THAT PART OF THE PROCESS. Dude thank you so much for that tip, never crossed my mind!
@@theophilepelras9795 Check out Vince Venturella he talks about it a good amount in his videos. Even in one video he shows the paper towel he's been using an the thing looks like a paint swatch wall at Sherwin Williams. And yes its a game changer
The difference between a good painter and bad painter is the 100 additional steps the good painter forgot he did between picking up the brush touching it to the model.
@@mooseoperator7288 Seconded, Vince talks about wicking the brush of excess water (and paint) EVERY TIME before touching the mini, no matter what you're about to do with the paint. Keeps excess water in the belly of the brush from running out as soon as the brush touches the model and going everywhere. Vince is a source for all those tiny little trade secrets that most tend to overlook in explanations.
It's really amazing how much has changed in painting. I was super into this about 25-20 years ago and all I knew was that Citadel technique. I had no idea about wet palettes or wet blending. My amazing innovation(tm) was realizing I could speed paint tyranids by doing a base coat with heavy white drybrush and then giving a heavy ink. I wonder what I would have done if I could look up amazing videos like yours back then.
@@solid_jr On a more serious note, I can see them actually trying to call a demonetization of this video due to 'impersonating' one of their employees and expressing opinions that don't necessarily reflect their stances or views while impersonating them.
Perfectly timed jump from the interminable base/wash highlight GW path (which has its place...) to helpfully pointing out that other techniques do in fact exist. As an English person felt your use of correct terminology "pints" "pub" "this bugger" calming, though to enhance the effect you could have maybe used dentures to simulate more accurate poor dentistry or possibly simulated shivering from the cold or mutter under your breath about the prohibitive price of coal. Great work, always look forward to your new videos
Big fan of miniac and when you started your own channel i was curious. Over the years your content has gotten better and better. I always look forward to the next video and rewatch old ones in the background when im working on my models. You’ve definitely passed in entertainment and comedy over miniac. Sorry miniac, still love you boo but ninjon is crushin it!
Hi Ninjon, totally awesome making me feel wholly inadequate. I am a N Gauge model railway modeller and find your vids captivating and challenging as I try and imagine your colours on a model railway. What a thought a whole train painted in these colours - wow. Now there’s a challenge for you!!
Funniest Citadel painting tutorial parody since Duncan demonstrated the left handed brush and/or Citadel War-ter, and they only win out because it was Duncan parodying his own videos. Love your stuff Jon, you never fail to entertain :)
Ninjon! I absolutely loved this satire (YET accurate) video of GW painting videos. I love your presentation. Your skill. And you showed wet blending so damn easy. Thank you. The disabled comments remark was hilarious! I will look into your Patreon or figure out how to donate a few bucks to you in appreciation of this video. Well done!
you nailed it, I kept painting like this before discovering painters on youtube and all of the techniques. it took so long, I kept getting overwhelmed with skaven. Between Miniac, you, the almighty partially bald guy with glasses, Marco and thirdeyenuke (which split and deleted a lot of content alas...) I really went way ahead with my painting. And now I'm really happy and feel like I have closed a gap I would never have imagine to be able to achieve, within a couple years and very few time to paint.
videos like this are why I so enjoy watching Jon. This is like a million little daggers, one at a time, going right through ... what company was that he was auditioning for?... Comedy is always best when there is a large element of truth to it! And somehow still managed to make a good painting tutorial video.
Man, this video is amazing. Aside from all the funny stuff (which of course I love), the explanation for the whole process is incredible, and once again your wet blending explanation is incredible. You explained wet blending in one of your first videos, and it was the BEST explanation I'd seen, it helped me a lot. So seeing you go through the "basic" techniques and mixing in wet blending, edge highlighting and stuff is amazing. I think it can help both the advanced and the beginner painters alike. Thanks Jon, you're awesome!
GW pqinting videos are actually pretty good, especially the ones teaching you how to paint big or detailed models in a way that doesn't discourage you, unlike the box art
Great video. It really highlights the basics and shows the simplicity of the process. Now its time to show us what you can do with oils. They are easier than you think.
No, no. These are official GW paints, just transferred into squeezy bottles. He said so in the video. It would actually be illegal to use non-GW paints on a GW mini and GW would call the crime police. These are "OFFICIAL" GW paints in different bottles.
I love any video that mentions WET BLENDING which is my main technique and allows you to get your mini's done much more quickly with a decent quality although I need to work on the edge lining now. Thanks ninjon!
Just wanted to say - as a complete pleb who isn't very familiar with with the GW painting videos, I occasionally struggled to pick out what was real advice and what was a dig, so thank you for pushing the satire to 11 to help me and my fellow idiots follow along without straining our handful of braincells too much. Quality content as always.
I see your misdirect in the beginning Jon, clearly the secret to being the best painter possible is to paint in the inky abyss and listen to the voices. Dont try to fool us. In all seriousness I feel like every time I watch one of your videos I walk away wanting to practice these skills with more confidence
Im curious to ask, how long did it actually take you overall? The final result is very GW-basic which is great but you can still see some of the real work behind it.
I've seen plenty of examples of wet blending but I feel this one is my favorite. Very clear shot that shows how ultimately simple it is and a great result that showcases how effective it can be.
It’s a remake of a special character from the old world friend 😁 this is the newest rendition of the model that’s what I really miss from the before times the detailed stories of all the special characters
This was an absolutely amazing video! Thank you for the good laughs Jon. GW needs more shade thrown its way, no pun intended. We need better and more in depth videos. Maybe videos actually made by the Eavy Metal team? Nah, I'll just rely on you and other content creators to keep doing it here every time.
Jokes aside there's a couple of former 'Eavy Metal painters on YT. Infernal Brush for example. You can find some more in insta I think. Also Darren Lathams old videos are also reuploaded on RUclips, he's also on the EM team and did a solid series on some in-depth tutorials.
I found a pile of paints from ~20 years ago in my storage. The GW ones, of course, were rock hard (probably within a couple months) in their pots. The Vallejo paints in their bottles were still liquid. Not that I would trust a paint after that long, but it definitely illustrates the difference!
"This is funny, by the way. I get it." Hahhaa, solid video! On a sidenote I recently bought my first AK paints, and immediately was blown away. Went out and bought more right away. Likely won't buy citadel layers or bases again, which for me is a pretty big deal. Citadel is the last way in which I financial support GW. Or I mean... was.
@@bartekwwa Can't say for Brad, but after the recent price hike/ formula change with washes I won't be going to them for washes either...which is too bad as I liked Agrax/Reikland
@@bartekwwa Army painter washes are pretty solid. Also with the right mediums you can make your own washes quite easily, just takes a bit of trial and error to get the formula sorted.
@@Vin_Venture896 They could do with some Metal Color metallics too, the GW ones are way too grainy-looking. A lot of them were a pain to work with too, last I remember.
Destruction Level 100 What a coincidence! I accidentally found the exact paint bottles here in Germany. Seems someone spilled these all over the globe! Great vid btw. And why the hell doesn't GW sell wet palettes yet? Or rebranded airbrushs? I'm pretty sure that these would sell like their other overpriced bs...like GW brushes. Some of them are double the price of Winsor&Newton/Artist Opus/Raphael/etc equivalent...like...the fuck? Or the miniature priming holder.^^
This is a great video. As a moron who once put in an insane amount of time blending the hell out of the visor on an Eldar grav tank’s pilot, just to glue the canopy shut and sell the completed model to a bigger moron on Ebay for three times the MSRP at the time, I have been rolling my eyes at GW’s painting advice for years and deeply appreciate this hilarious take on it.
It's funny how to me, someone that doesn't do miniature painting, all his videos just explain the same things (or at least seem to). YET I keep clicking on them when I see them on my feed as I just love him talking about all the wild things on the side lmao
Absolutely amazing video. Funny and educational, especially on scary techniques like edge highlighting and wet blending. Your self aware style is endlessly enjoyable.
One thing that can make feathers like you did easier is... Speed Paint. Because Speed Paint reactivates, you can put it on and even if it dries, you can mix the new speed paint into the old stuff, it reactivates and they naturally mix together. It works quite well!
This video was just great. The most effective video is definitely that which blends humor with education. I had some true laugh out loud moments with this one.
That wet blend is *awesome*!! Thank you for actually showing the process, I haven’t seen it done before like that. But then again I’m just starting to watch painting tutorials too, lol. But you took something that was a difficult concept to visualize when having it described and showed how easy it really is. Thank you!!
Amazing. That is the quickest and simplest tutorial of wet blending I ever seen. You constantly teach me in an entertaining way. Thank you so much Jon!
Thanks for a truly great tutorial! I'm super new to painting minis (about 6 months), and I've been struggling a bit with the painting (mainly shadows and highlights). You made it so much clearer than any other video I've watched so far. This should be the norm in my opinion.
I'm glad you made this video. One time, in paint camp I accidentally washed AFTER layering and the whole camp exploded, killing everyone in a 2 mile radius. Luckily I was using my trusty GW water pot and was able to use it to shield myself from the blast. I survived, but I learned a valuable lesson.
Wow that was you?
Comedic Genius!!!🤣🤣🤣
"Don't worry! We've got a cheeky little trick for explosions later in the video using just your water pot."
Ninjon, do Kujo next 😉 good luck with the accent
My wife left me when she found my wet pallet I’m filled with nothing but shame and regret
I love how this slowly turned from a parody to a regular painting tutorial
Yes... the transition was very
... smooth. Just like Ninjon's blends 😀
slowly?
@@andreastsr11 yes
This is where you get the genious of the artist. Good job Ninjon 🤩
@@andreastsr11 OP means he's slow, not that the parody started slowly, read between the lines buckaroo.
So nice to see an established RUclipsr reaching out to help boost a small, up and coming company. Ill keep an eye open for this Game Worksshop
Hahaha !
I really don't understand how they can make such amazing minis and at the same time have such abyssmal corporate policies.
@Nerobyrne easy, the sculptors aren't the ones in charge and they're probably as fed up with GW policies as us 😅
@@WarpaintStudios you said it, I guess people don't realize the sculptors are just happy to get paid to make art for a living.
@@Nerobyrne i dont understand how they had like 6 months to a year of being a good company a while back and it was working and everyone was happy about "new gamesworshop" and then they just reverted to type for no reason lol
This video was a great blend of actual tips and parody! And to top it all off, this video, despite the many dedicated tutorials, finally got me to understand wet blending.
Yeah somehow that was Lowkey the the best wet blending tutorial I've ever seen, in like 20 seconds
100% agree! I feel like I might actually be able to pull it off now - For sure gonna try at least :)
Thank you NinJon! You are the greatest GW-reject ever :D
Same here! I'm like 'I have a power axe to paint tonight... let's blend leadbelcher into some bright blue and see what happens?
This may be your best video yet, had me rolling when you said "I even went so far as to transfer these to a different brand". Thanks for the amazing content you continue to put out.
That line killed me.
Comedic gold. Literally would love to watch a light hearted tutorial with jokes makes approaching painting seem less intimidating and fun
This video is hilarious. You nailed it. I felt this way so many times when I've watched 'certain' videos by 'certain' companies which may not always be entirely honest in their production/ editing. Ha ha. Great stuff Jon
yes, but company duty is to bring product and promote it, a gamesworkshop is a shop, not a museum of figurine...same goes for many thing, and we surely wont have paint, figurine or this discussion if company didnt previously bring us some product, they are in their role, and its people/player role to reappropriate a product and eventually a culture around it.
You mean like the reactivation of speedpaints that became a "feature" 🤣
@@eriklerougeuh5772 "hur dur, but company needs money!"
Sure, people need to eat too, but doing anything to get food including theft has left many imprisoned and executed folk throughout history.
You make wet blending look so easy, I love the fact that it's just a quick pass that doesn't have to be perfect. Makes it less scary for people to add to their toolkit!
Even easier with some Lhamean Medium. Jon definitely has the clearest and most concise advice for painters.
Your wet bleeding is fucking hard. Your technique needs understanding of cold. Like your reikland use in this video. All explained with a casualness which did not explain the color at all. All we learn about is shade's. And not even natural shade or shadows.
This kind of work does not give yourself a lot of contrast. I think ninjon hates normal stuff.
Do you and don't get dumbfolded You can do a lot with different paints! But Ninjon does not exprain WHY he does anything. Same as Luetin. They are great guys and have a lot of knowledge, but sources keep missing.
Also I believe that we lost ninjon. we send you an adventure in a 4th edition and never got a reply.
I can't stand wet blending. I'm terrified the first paint will dry up and I'll be ripping it up and creating texture all over the area I'm painting. I guess that means I need to practice more and see if I'm worried over nothing.
This video made me chuckle a lot. To answer the question you asked though, the curseling is the demon on the body. The original old world lore for him is that he was a disabled crippled grotesque twin brother who had basically no physical ability whatsoever or any magical powers while his brother became a hard as nails chad chaos champion who used to beat his brother up for being weak. The curseling prayed to tzeench every night to swap them, and make his brother the slave instead of him, and Tzeench basically did tbe genie thing of taking him 100% literally and fused their bodies together, and let Vilitch control both of them. The human part of Vilitch is now a mindless drooling corpse he puppets about, and Tzeench gave him some sick magic skills while he was on fucking up his entire life.
very good summary of the lore! nice!
...Until it's revealed that none of that is actually true. Amazing
Holy poopsickle that's a really cool lore. I really want to steal this and turn it into a d&d plot.
Absolutely love your videos bro! 📹 After getting back from Afghanistan in 2018 I started painting and it has literally saved my life!!! 🍻
as soon as he mentioned Duncan and said "oh no I said the "D" word" I spit my coffee on my lap. this is now my favorite video of 2022.
He even managed to sneak in a cheeky two thin coats lol
Is Duncan a villain? I admit I don't totally get the meta other than 2 thin coats is a meme
@@quejebo Duncan Rhoads was the face of warhammer painting tutorials for Games workshop. Duncan walked away from the company and started his own youtube channel, but Games Workshop doesn't acknowledge that Duncan himself was the driving force to why those videos worked in the first place. the meme two thin coats was made popular by Duncan whilst he worked for the company.
Here's my Wet-blending tip: as soon as you're done with the 2nd color, clean your brush and come back with a damp clean brush and blend that intersection using that clean damp brush.
When you say blend the intersection are we talking going perpendicular or horizontal to where the colors meet?
@@brenttterry8259 I always follow the flow of the shape. If it's an arm go shoulder to hand, a cape let the colors bend from the top to the bottom, following the moment of the sculpt.
I've never seen someone actually show the process of wet blending like that, I know it's stupid I never quite got it cause how easy it is but I do really appreciate that you spent the extra 10 seconds to show it!
Ive been painting for almost 10 years now and still learned a thing or two from this. Never knew to paint away from recesses or dabbing the brush when edge highlighting for better control. I too in the last few years totally did not purchase an airbrush and absolutely preffer using a rattle can that has less control and maybe base coats fourty models before running out on a good day.
"Away painting" specifically was always hounded in the metal days because it would easily paint over a detail or gather at the edges and fill. That assumes the mini wasn't textured oddly or had any molding flaws like micro pits. I just got back in after taking a break for about your time in the hobby. I love that it never stops growing and evolving and we never stop gaining skills and ideas.
It's also great how rattle cans have those volatile gases and should never be used inside unless you have strong ventilation. It's super convenient having to time your priming days to good weather forecasts. I love having to decide what I'll want to work on ahead of time because I had to prime it last week (when it wasn't raining or humid)
@@BouncingTribbles The rattle cans are even better if you live in an apartment and don't have access to a garden. Truly incredible design!!
@@ChilliCheezus ahh yes, I have fond memories of dealing with cross winds that never go away on the balcony of an apartment I used to live in. And if you don't have a balcony or a garden? Just go into the ally and hang out with the crack heads while the paint dries enough to not fill the apartment with its delightful aroma
@@ChilliCheezus Have you checked to see if there is a Maker's Space or anything in those sphere of community skill spaces.
I don't know why but I find this particular paint job absolutely incredible it looks so good !
2 mins in and the level of mirth I feel is just *chef's kiss*
Great work Jon!
The Matt Damon of minis painting has finally gotten me to paint my backlog, and after just watching your videos, I see a huge difference in my work.
Your channel is really awesome, it’s entertaining but super informative. It’s much less exhausting than watching a painting tutorial. Keep up the great content!
Holy crap, the small detail about touching the brush to a paper towel before highlight is a game changer. NO ONE HAS EVER MENTIONED THAT PART OF THE PROCESS. Dude thank you so much for that tip, never crossed my mind!
Same here, I was like "wait you do what now?!"
@@theophilepelras9795 Check out Vince Venturella he talks about it a good amount in his videos. Even in one video he shows the paper towel he's been using an the thing looks like a paint swatch wall at Sherwin Williams. And yes its a game changer
The difference between a good painter and bad painter is the 100 additional steps the good painter forgot he did between picking up the brush touching it to the model.
@@mooseoperator7288 Seconded, Vince talks about wicking the brush of excess water (and paint) EVERY TIME before touching the mini, no matter what you're about to do with the paint. Keeps excess water in the belly of the brush from running out as soon as the brush touches the model and going everywhere.
Vince is a source for all those tiny little trade secrets that most tend to overlook in explanations.
@@CallMeMrChainmail he did a little prayer to Duncan Rhodes
It's really amazing how much has changed in painting. I was super into this about 25-20 years ago and all I knew was that Citadel technique. I had no idea about wet palettes or wet blending. My amazing innovation(tm) was realizing I could speed paint tyranids by doing a base coat with heavy white drybrush and then giving a heavy ink.
I wonder what I would have done if I could look up amazing videos like yours back then.
That was hilarious. I'd love to be in GW's workshop when they watch that.
They'll end up sending him a cease and desist order though. They copyrighted the words painting, paint and paintbrush.
@@solid_jr On a more serious note, I can see them actually trying to call a demonetization of this video due to 'impersonating' one of their employees and expressing opinions that don't necessarily reflect their stances or views while impersonating them.
@@volkspanzer8444 on the same serious note, I think they’d chuckle and go about their business.
@@Normandy42 I would hope they see the funny side of it.
@@Normandy42 That's what they *should* do, but I think that'd give them too much credit.
Perfectly timed jump from the interminable base/wash highlight GW path (which has its place...) to helpfully pointing out that other techniques do in fact exist.
As an English person felt your use of correct terminology "pints" "pub" "this bugger" calming, though to enhance the effect you could have maybe used dentures to simulate more accurate poor dentistry or possibly simulated shivering from the cold or mutter under your breath about the prohibitive price of coal.
Great work, always look forward to your new videos
I've spent years doing this technique. What are my other options. Genuinely asking 😂
Big fan of miniac and when you started your own channel i was curious. Over the years your content has gotten better and better. I always look forward to the next video and rewatch old ones in the background when im working on my models. You’ve definitely passed in entertainment and comedy over miniac. Sorry miniac, still love you boo but ninjon is crushin it!
This is unironically a good tutorial. I feel like I learned so much about wet blending and edge highlighting.
Blessed the day Miniac convinced you to go into RUclips, you are absolutely the best mini painting youtuber out there
Hi Ninjon, totally awesome making me feel wholly inadequate. I am a N Gauge model railway modeller and find your vids captivating and challenging as I try and imagine your colours on a model railway. What a thought a whole train painted in these colours - wow. Now there’s a challenge for you!!
By far the most humorous painting video I’ve ever seen and one of your best!
Funniest Citadel painting tutorial parody since Duncan demonstrated the left handed brush and/or Citadel War-ter, and they only win out because it was Duncan parodying his own videos.
Love your stuff Jon, you never fail to entertain :)
I hope every GW recruiter sees this video. This is fantastic and you deserve every bit of the jelly stares.
Ninjon!
I absolutely loved this satire (YET accurate) video of GW painting videos. I love your presentation. Your skill. And you showed wet blending so damn easy. Thank you.
The disabled comments remark was hilarious!
I will look into your Patreon or figure out how to donate a few bucks to you in appreciation of this video. Well done!
A lack of a British accent is disturbing
True, but I picture John as a cockney
Too americanisch
English accent mate
No, the lack of a paint transition is disturbing
I came here to say this, hah!
This video literally fixed my issues I’ve had since starting this hobby that those other videos just didn’t seem to answer. Thank you x100000000
you nailed it, I kept painting like this before discovering painters on youtube and all of the techniques. it took so long, I kept getting overwhelmed with skaven. Between Miniac, you, the almighty partially bald guy with glasses, Marco and thirdeyenuke (which split and deleted a lot of content alas...) I really went way ahead with my painting. And now I'm really happy and feel like I have closed a gap I would never have imagine to be able to achieve, within a couple years and very few time to paint.
videos like this are why I so enjoy watching Jon. This is like a million little daggers, one at a time, going right through ... what company was that he was auditioning for?... Comedy is always best when there is a large element of truth to it! And somehow still managed to make a good painting tutorial video.
Man, this video is amazing. Aside from all the funny stuff (which of course I love), the explanation for the whole process is incredible, and once again your wet blending explanation is incredible. You explained wet blending in one of your first videos, and it was the BEST explanation I'd seen, it helped me a lot. So seeing you go through the "basic" techniques and mixing in wet blending, edge highlighting and stuff is amazing. I think it can help both the advanced and the beginner painters alike. Thanks Jon, you're awesome!
This was great! So true!
One of the most informative and hilarious paint tutorials I’ve ever seen…
This! Is! Genius!
This and your blood video has got to be my all time fave. More please!
Oh and don't forget "2 thing coats". 😂🤣
What is even more funny is that Ninjon managed to teach more stuff than the usual GW videos.
I feel like their old videos used to teach stuff well. Not so much now.
GW pqinting videos are actually pretty good, especially the ones teaching you how to paint big or detailed models in a way that doesn't discourage you, unlike the box art
No
That wet blending music is so fitting. It was a light bulb turning on type epiphany for me.
My jaw literally dropped open after that shot of the wet blending. It's finally clicked in my mind. Thank you!
Same effect here.
Ok, for some reason this is my favorite video, the wet blending moment was wonderful
Great video! Loved the demonstration of wet blending. I support any video that makes fun of those goofy paint pallets.
Great video. It really highlights the basics and shows the simplicity of the process. Now its time to show us what you can do with oils. They are easier than you think.
So nice to see you using paints from my home town, Logroño, in Spain. AK interactive rocks¡¡
No, no. These are official GW paints, just transferred into squeezy bottles. He said so in the video. It would actually be illegal to use non-GW paints on a GW mini and GW would call the crime police. These are "OFFICIAL" GW paints in different bottles.
@@CallMeMrChainmail 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I love any video that mentions WET BLENDING which is my main technique and allows you to get your mini's done much more quickly with a decent quality although I need to work on the edge lining now. Thanks ninjon!
Awesome video concept idea my dude! Very entertaining, and as always a stellar paint job.
As a person that’s new to painting models, the wet blending tip knocked my socks off.
Just wanted to say - as a complete pleb who isn't very familiar with with the GW painting videos, I occasionally struggled to pick out what was real advice and what was a dig, so thank you for pushing the satire to 11 to help me and my fellow idiots follow along without straining our handful of braincells too much. Quality content as always.
Brilliant. I particularly love how you've flawlessly woven in some British dialect. ONE OF US. 😁
I see your misdirect in the beginning Jon, clearly the secret to being the best painter possible is to paint in the inky abyss and listen to the voices. Dont try to fool us.
In all seriousness I feel like every time I watch one of your videos I walk away wanting to practice these skills with more confidence
You hear the voices too, brother?
@@Fifthmiracle Only when painting in the inky abyss, but yes
Your wet blending gave me back hope in the universe. I feel ready to paint another eldar blades batch.
Im curious to ask, how long did it actually take you overall? The final result is very GW-basic which is great but you can still see some of the real work behind it.
🤣👍Music score for the wetblends was both epic and appropriate.
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Ok, I enjoyed this video a ton. You're script, timing and delivery hits it every time. (Did that sound highbrow enough?)
I've seen plenty of examples of wet blending but I feel this one is my favorite. Very clear shot that shows how ultimately simple it is and a great result that showcases how effective it can be.
It’s a remake of a special character from the old world friend 😁 this is the newest rendition of the model that’s what I really miss from the before times the detailed stories of all the special characters
Really enjoyed the tone of this video! Great fun and light entertainment!
This was an absolutely amazing video! Thank you for the good laughs Jon. GW needs more shade thrown its way, no pun intended. We need better and more in depth videos. Maybe videos actually made by the Eavy Metal team? Nah, I'll just rely on you and other content creators to keep doing it here every time.
Jokes aside there's a couple of former 'Eavy Metal painters on YT. Infernal Brush for example. You can find some more in insta I think. Also Darren Lathams old videos are also reuploaded on RUclips, he's also on the EM team and did a solid series on some in-depth tutorials.
GW make their videos for their target market: 12 year olds.
And they are great tutorials for young kids starting out.
I found a pile of paints from ~20 years ago in my storage. The GW ones, of course, were rock hard (probably within a couple months) in their pots. The Vallejo paints in their bottles were still liquid. Not that I would trust a paint after that long, but it definitely illustrates the difference!
"This is funny, by the way. I get it."
Hahhaa, solid video! On a sidenote I recently bought my first AK paints, and immediately was blown away. Went out and bought more right away. Likely won't buy citadel layers or bases again, which for me is a pretty big deal. Citadel is the last way in which I financial support GW. Or I mean... was.
But... what about washes tho? 😉
@@bartekwwa Can't say for Brad, but after the recent price hike/ formula change with washes I won't be going to them for washes either...which is too bad as I liked Agrax/Reikland
@@bartekwwa Army painter washes are pretty solid. Also with the right mediums you can make your own washes quite easily, just takes a bit of trial and error to get the formula sorted.
I'm sure every gw painter does it, yknow, using thousand sons blue in an aquatic blue bottle...
They actually do use Thousand’s Son’s Blue for their thousand son’s, then again, with how good AK coverage is, maybe they shouldn’t lol
@@Vin_Venture896 They could do with some Metal Color metallics too, the GW ones are way too grainy-looking. A lot of them were a pain to work with too, last I remember.
@@nicholassinnett2958 I cannot confirm nor deny that Vallejo metal color dark aluminium may or may not be used as a replacement for boltgun metal.
Haha! The transition visual and sound was about spot on! 🤣
This was an hilarious, entertaining tutorial with actually useful information!
Another banger. Thanks for the wet blending clip. And the tip about blending shades.
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What a coincidence! I accidentally found the exact paint bottles here in Germany.
Seems someone spilled these all over the globe!
Great vid btw. And why the hell doesn't GW sell wet palettes yet? Or rebranded airbrushs?
I'm pretty sure that these would sell like their other overpriced bs...like GW brushes.
Some of them are double the price of Winsor&Newton/Artist Opus/Raphael/etc equivalent...like...the fuck?
Or the miniature priming holder.^^
“Transfer some in to the bottle of another company’s” - that was hilarious!
Great video!)
Wow, what a smart ass! Lol. You and Scott are really doing your best to make sure games workshop loves you. Lol
Lol. I didn't think I was possible, however you made a GW tutorial fun and useful. Bravo bravo
Your sense of humor is as always much appreciated.
Jon, you SLAYED me with those "subtle" digs at the beginning.
This was just the laugh I needed after a rough day. I especially loved the parody of conveying all the emotional range of a plywood cutout.
Absolutely LOVE the humour - best GW style paint tutorial!!
1. I love your sense of humor it slays me everytime.
2. I hope GW has a sense of humor as good as yours. :)
You really nailed the balance of a great parody; totally skewered the thing, but also a great example of the thing. And boy that mini is pretty
This is a great video. As a moron who once put in an insane amount of time blending the hell out of the visor on an Eldar grav tank’s pilot, just to glue the canopy shut and sell the completed model to a bigger moron on Ebay for three times the MSRP at the time, I have been rolling my eyes at GW’s painting advice for years and deeply appreciate this hilarious take on it.
Very good! Loved the dramatic music,certainly added whole conception of the miniature…
Weirdly more engaging and useful than the 'originals'. The humour kept me listening and learning. Highschool teachers take note!
It's funny how to me, someone that doesn't do miniature painting, all his videos just explain the same things (or at least seem to). YET I keep clicking on them when I see them on my feed as I just love him talking about all the wild things on the side lmao
Thanks! I love your videos and have oicked up several new techniques thanks to your no BS instructionals.
Absolutely amazing video. Funny and educational, especially on scary techniques like edge highlighting and wet blending. Your self aware style is endlessly enjoyable.
the music during the wet blend was perfect
This video was such a delicious mixture of helpful info and salt. Fantastic.
I’ve never seen one of their tutorials…but seeing your excellent audition, I kinda get the idea! 🤣
“High quality paint in a high quality pot”. Nailed it!
I don't even paint minis and watched this from start to finish! Loved it
Loved this! Plus I've learned about wet blending! Nice one!
One thing that can make feathers like you did easier is... Speed Paint. Because Speed Paint reactivates, you can put it on and even if it dries, you can mix the new speed paint into the old stuff, it reactivates and they naturally mix together. It works quite well!
I STILL haven't painted my first model even though I've got paints and models to make. Thanks to some of the stuff in here I'm gonna give it a go
This video was just great. The most effective video is definitely that which blends humor with education.
I had some true laugh out loud moments with this one.
That wet blend is *awesome*!! Thank you for actually showing the process, I haven’t seen it done before like that. But then again I’m just starting to watch painting tutorials too, lol. But you took something that was a difficult concept to visualize when having it described and showed how easy it really is. Thank you!!
I enjoyed the amount of shade used in this video.
Amazing. That is the quickest and simplest tutorial of wet blending I ever seen. You constantly teach me in an entertaining way. Thank you so much Jon!
I love it! ..."armed only with a bag of sour patch kids and a far side calendar from 1997" that is funny 👍
That wet blend was eye opening thank you
Love it. I feel like your sense of humor is pretty on point Jon.
That blend was AMAZING.
Brilliant satire and instruction! Pure class.
Ninjon's face has been transformed into an ad for another video of his at the end of this one. Such are the powers of the Chaos Gods.
A superb tutorial and thank you for reminding me to find out my Gary Larson books.
A combo of amazing comedic delivery and a great tutorial. God damn mate
Thanks for a truly great tutorial!
I'm super new to painting minis (about 6 months), and I've been struggling a bit with the painting (mainly shadows and highlights). You made it so much clearer than any other video I've watched so far. This should be the norm in my opinion.